BD athletes Kyle Dempster and Hayden Kennedy report on their first ascent of K7's east face

Black Diamond athletes Kyle Dempster and Hayden Kennedy are on a three-month alpine mission to the mountains of Pakistan. They teamed up with Urban Novak to finish the unclimbed east face of K7.
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Black Diamond athletes Sonnie Trotter and Alex Honnold can climb 5.13. That wasn't going to be the issue. Climb a 28-pitch 5.13 in Mexico in a day? Now that was going to be a challenge.
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Bootcamp: Dan Mirsky

Black Diamond Ambassador Dan Mirsky, along with fellow athletes Sam Elias and Joe Kinder, completed a three-month training program that ended up changing the way he climbed. This is his story.
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Project: Bootcamp

In June 2015, Black Diamond Athletes Sam Elias, Joe Kinder and Dan Mirsky committed to improve their climbing through an intense three-month training program. This is their story.
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Bootcamp: Joe Kinder

Global Athlete Joe Kinder had never really trained before. But after nearly 19 years of climbing, he was ready to make a real commitment to improving at the highest level.
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Bootcamp: Sam Elias

Black Diamond Ambassador Sam Elias had hit a plateau in his climbing. So along with athletes Joe Kinder and Dan Mirsky, he committed to a training program that would, hopefully, help him overcome. This is his story.
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BD Crash Pads, Episode 1: Conrad Anker's Gear Room

In Episode 1, we made a visit to Montana during the Bozeman Ice Festival to take a peek inside Black Diamond athlete Conrad Anker's basement gear room/shrine/museum.
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Project: Bootcamp

In the spring of 2016, Black Diamond Athletes Babsi Zangerl, Daila Ojeda and Colette McInerney committed to a three-week training cycle to improve their climbing. This is their story.
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QC Lab: The Electric Harness Acid Test

This month, the Quality crew investigates a mysterious harness failure and dives into the effects of chemical contamination on climbing textiles.
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BD athlete Kyle Dempster reports on new route on the south face of the Ogre with fellow BD athletes Hayden Kennedy and Josh Wharton

Black Diamond athletes Kyle Dempster and Hayden Kennedy ticked the unclimbed east face of K7 then went to the Choktoi Glacier and teamed up with Josh Wharton to climb the Ogre.
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This past summer Libecki, with the support of the Mugs Stump Award (of which BD is a founding member) and Polartec Challenge Grant, headed to the untouched region of Russia's Franz Josef Land.
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Monique Forestier Tames Tiger Cat

Black Diamond Athlete Monique Forestier had spent over a year working the moves of Tiger Cat in Australia's Blue Mountains, but after falling again and again within sight of the chains, she was forced to change her approach.
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Nalle Hukkataival’s U.S. bouldering tour

BD athlete Nalle Hukkataival spent two months in the U.S. this past fall, chasing temps, repeating classics and tracking down first ascents.
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Nalle Hukkataival bouldering Grampians, Australia

BD athlete Nalle Hukkataival has just wrapped up his bouldering trip to Australia's Grampians and sent us the follow report and photos. Sounds like he really scored on the trip.
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QC LAB: Gear Doesn't Last Forever—Ice Tool Picks

This month is first part of a series the QA engineers are doing on gear lifespan. Gear, no matter how well designed and constructed, doesn't last forever. First off, they'll focus on ice tool picks.
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QC Lab: Girth Hitching a Stopper

In this post, KP weighs in on a weird one, but curious nonetheless. What happens when you girth hitch a stopper to a bolt hanger?
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